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Pittsburgher a ‘learning experience’ for Norris
Posted: 10/10/2016, 03:56 pm By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 8) — Michael Norris of Sarver, Pa., largely lived up to the hype around him entering Saturday’s 28th annual Pittsburgher 100 at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. First the 24-year-old driver recorded his Full Story
Fast Talk: Big-picture issues heading for DTWC
Posted: 10/10/2016, 12:33 pmOur Out-Pace Racing Products roundtable considers a busy October racing weekend, some big-picture issues and with Portsmouth (Ohio) Raceway Park’s upcoming 36th annual Rhino Ag Dirt Track World Championship presented by Optima (edited Full Story
Notes: Richards right at home with PPMS victory
Posted: 10/10/2016, 07:40 am By Kevin KovacIMPERIAL, Pa. (Oct. 8) — Josh Richards is the rare Dirt Late Model driver who has become a superstar without ever racing regularly at a single track during his rise through the ranks. That doesn’t mean the 28-year-old sensation from Full Story
Kentucky teen makes jump to Super division
Posted: 10/10/2016, 07:05 am By Alli CollisRICHMOND, Ky. (Oct. 8) — Connor Meade was well on his way to a top-10 finish in Saturday’s 29th annual Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial at Richmond Raceway when disaster struck. With a late-race flat tire forcing him to the Full Story
Notes: Stovall eyes MLRA title at Fall Nationals
Posted: 10/06/2016, 10:15 am By Trenton BerryIn trying to wrap up his first Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association title during a season-ending doubleheader weekend, MLRA points leader Jesse Stovall of Billings, Mo., will try to put his struggles during Labor Day weekend behind Full Story
PPMS rookie bids for his first start in Pittsburgher
Posted: 10/06/2016, 12:06 am By Alli CollisLike many drivers hailing from the Keystone State, Christian Schneider of Pittsburgh, Pa., grew up looking forward to the annual Pittsburgher 100 each race season. But this year will be a whole new ball game for the 19-year-old Super Late Full Story
Column: Norris on rise heading to Pittsburgher
Posted: 10/05/2016, 11:29 amMichael Norris made just two racetrack appearances during the month of September, but over those five nights of action his profile in the Dirt Late Model world rose more than he could have ever imagined. First Norris, a 24-year-old from Full Story
Notes: Ruhlman plans safety modification to seat
Posted: 10/05/2016, 11:08 amEldora Speedway’s 48th annual World 100 was an eye-opener for Brian Ruhlman of Clarklake, Mich. Witnessing fellow track regular and hometown driver Shane Unger’s tragic death in a Saturday heat race incident, Ruhlman began reconsidering Full Story
Quick Time: National tour win records falling?
Posted: 10/05/2016, 11:03 amTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner (with assistance from staffer Andy Savary) for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing Full Story
Top 25: Gumbo winner, Overton join poll
Posted: 10/04/2016, 08:43 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing a career-high $10,000 victory in Saturday’s Gumbo Nationals at Greenville (Miss.) Speedway, Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, joins DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings for the first time while Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Full Story
New car, long night good combo for Eldora winner
Posted: 10/03/2016, 05:23 pm By Kevin KovacMason Zeigler was the leader and thus in position to be declared the winner when a downpour stopped the action 26 circuits into Saturday night’s 40-lap UMP DIRTcar Fall Nationals feature at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, but he didn’t Full Story
One month after crash, Shirley set to return
Posted: 10/03/2016, 01:15 pm By Brendan CapriaIt was a little dent on the top of Brian Shirley’s Bell helmet, but in that divot was a story that was equally horrific and relieving. Shirley, in the midst of attempting to complete the entire World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Full Story
Fast Talk: Erb's upset and clever promotions
Posted: 10/03/2016, 11:59 amOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products reviews the weekend racing action and looks ahead as the Dirt Late Model season enters the home stretch (edited for clarity and length): What jumped out at you about Lucas Oil’s Full Story
Mincy is Wild West Shootout grand marshal
Posted: 09/29/2016, 12:54 pm By Kevin KovacThe man who launched the annual January migration of Dirt Late Model talent to Arizona that is now known as the Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout will serve as the grand marshal of the 2017 extravaganza of speed scheduled for Jan. Full Story
Unger's foes recall his passion, love for Eldora
Posted: 09/29/2016, 07:38 am By Alli CollisIt didn’t matter where on the track Shane Unger was racing, so long as he was among the field of competitors. That’s how fellow racer Brian Ruhlman remembers the late Rossburg, Ohio, driver. “He might have been a lapped car, he might Full Story
Notes: Developmental driver eyes her first win
Posted: 09/29/2016, 07:01 am By Alli CollisSince climbing behind the wheel of a Crate Late Model full time in 2015, Richard Childress Racing developmental driver Ahnna Parkhurst of Evans, Ga., has been eyeing her first career Late Model victory. As her second season in the driver’s Full Story
Quick Time: Checking the driver stock market
Posted: 09/28/2016, 02:32 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner (with assistance from staffer Andy Savary) for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing Full Story
Column: Schlenk's solid season hits rough patch
Posted: 09/28/2016, 06:38 amRusty Schlenk of McClure, Ohio, has already clinched the 2016 Sunoco American Late Model Series championship with this Saturday night’s UMP DIRTcar Nationals at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, remaining on the tour schedule, but he’ll Full Story
Top 25: Bloomquist returns to No. 1 in poll
Posted: 09/27/2016, 10:09 am By Alli CollisAfter capturing his sixth career Jackson 100 victory on Saturday at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway, Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., unseated Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., for the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings. Bloomquist Full Story
Fast Talk: Weekend review and tracks on rise
Posted: 09/26/2016, 01:20 pmOur weekly roundtable sponsored by Out-Pace Racing Products reviews the Jackson 100 and Magnolia State Cotton Pickin’ 100 while considering some other random thoughts (edited for clarity and length): Break down the $20,000 victory of Full Story
New Deal shines in his first Jackson 100 start
Posted: 09/26/2016, 10:28 am By Alli CollisBROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Sept. 24) — Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., admits that he was feeling some pressure entering the weekend’s 37th annual Jackson 100 at his home Brownstown Speedway. The stakes were high for the 16-year-old son Full Story
West Plains victory caps rookie's whirlwind ride
Posted: 09/26/2016, 09:12 am By Todd TurnerModified ace Logan Martin’s move to the Late Model division developed much more quickly than he anticipated. And his first trip to victory lane in the full-fender car came more quickly than anyone could’ve imagined. | RaceWire The Full Story
Withdrawing from lawsuit eases Sheppard's mind
Posted: 09/22/2016, 11:44 am By Kevin KovacWhen Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., went racing last weekend at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway, he felt a sense of calm sweep over him. There was a clear reason for the 23-year-old driver’s relaxed mindset. Less than a week earlier Full Story
Notes: Hall of Famer's grandson eyes Jackson 100
Posted: 09/22/2016, 08:00 am By Alli CollisJoe Godsey of Edinburgh, Ind., grew up watching his grandfather wheel a Late Model around Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway. After claiming back-to-back modified track titles at the historic quarter-mile oval, the 37-year-old driver returned to Full Story
Quick Time: Crown jewel winner statistics
Posted: 09/21/2016, 02:43 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with managing editor Todd Turner (with assistance from staffer Andy Savary) for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing through the latest weekend of action along with some other quirks of racing Full Story
